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Re: [Bacula-users] rejected Hello command

2009-08-08 09:18:51
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] rejected Hello command
From: Arno Lehmann <al AT its-lehmann DOT de>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:14:13 +0200
Hi,

30.06.2009 16:58, Shawn wrote:
>   Hey everyone,
> 
>     I've been getting my feet wet finally with Bacula, after setting up 
> a new file server.

Welcome to this mailing list, then!

>     There's an oddity that's been occurring, however, and it's 
> preventing me for backing up some Windows machines.
> 
>     I haven't tested this on a 32-bit environment yet, maybe I'm doing 
> something wrong on my end, however, I'm finding it increasingly alarming 
> that this error has occurred on three separate types of 64-bit windows 
> machines.
> 
>     The problem is the following:
> 
> 30-Jun 10:31 skydro-dir JobId 0: Fatal error: File daemon at 
> "10.6.4.230:9102" rejected Hello command
> 
>     This happens on Microsoft Windows Vista x64, Windows 2008 Server 
> x64, and Windows 2003 x64.

Yup... this is a combination of a 3.0.x FD and an older (series 2) DIR.

You need to upgrade your DIR and SD to 3.0.x to get them to 
communicate with 3.0.x FDs.

Cheers,

Arno

>     Version I am using on the client ends are "win64bacula-3.0.1.exe"
> 
>     The file server itself is an Ubuntu 64-bit, jaunty, server edition, 
> with latest bacula-director package, using mysql locally for a DB.
> 
>     I have found nearly nothing as far as suggestions in regards to this 
> problem, aside from disabling VSS, which doesn't do anything for any of 
> these machines.  I've tried to restart all bacula services, and threw 
> monkey wrenches into the mix to see what happens:
> 
>     When I actually intentionally mess something up, like the password, 
> for example, I get appropriate errors:
> 
> 30-Jun 10:13 skydro-dir JobId 0: Fatal error: Unable to authenticate 
> with File daemon at "10.6.4.230:9102". Possible causes:
> Passwords or names not the same or
> Maximum Concurrent Jobs exceeded on the FD or
> FD networking messed up (restart daemon).
> Please see http://www.bacula.org/rel-manual/faq.html#AuthorizationErrors 
> for help.
> 
>     When everything matches, however, I get the rejected Hello command 
> problem...same error on all machines.
> 
>     I get the impression something is happening with the "skydro-dir" 
> during resolution, but, I have nothing to go on currently.
> 
>     The following is my yang-fd.conf file on a fd client machine in 
> question:
> 
> #
> # Default  Bacula File Daemon Configuration file
> #
> #  For Bacula Systems release 3.0.1 (04/30/09) -- Windows MinGW64
> #
> # There is not much to change here except perhaps the
> # File daemon Name
> #
> 
> #
> # "Global" File daemon configuration specifications
> #
> FileDaemon {                            # this is me
>   Name = yang-fd
>   FDport = 9102                # where we listen for the director
>   WorkingDirectory = "d:\\Program Files\\Bacula\\working"
>   Pid Directory = "d:\\Program Files\\Bacula\\working"
> # Plugin Directory = "d:\\Program Files\\Bacula\\plugins"
>   Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 5
> }
> 
> #
> # List Directors who are permitted to contact this File daemon
> #
> Director {
>   Name = skydro-dir
>   Password = "XXXXXXXXXXXX"  #hid it
> }
> 
> #
> # Restricted Director, used by tray-monitor to get the
> #   status of the file daemon
> #
> Director {
>   Name = skydromon-dir
>   Password = "XXXXXXXXXXXX" #hid it
>   Monitor = yes
> }
> 
> # Send all messages except skipped files back to Director
> Messages {
>   Name = Standard
>   director = skydro-dir = all, !skipped, !restored
> }
> 
> 
> Much appreciated, any help you can provide,
> 
> - Shawn Q.
> 
> 
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